Ethics and Morality (Part 2)
Lesson 1: Ethics Scenarios (Part 2)
Instructions:
Read the following ethics scenarios, and jot down what you believe is the right or wrong thing to do and why.
Scenario #1You and a friend are planning to go out and see a movie on a Friday night. As you’re getting ready to leave, another friend calls and asks what you’re doing that night. You know that the friend you’re talking to on the phone sometimes can be jealous when you go out with other people. They are not friends with the person you’re going with, so inviting them along isn’t a real option. You can either tell them the truth or you can make something up that will get you off the phone and get you off the hook for the night. What should you do…tell the truth and hurt their feelings or tell a lie and have a fun night?
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Scenario #2You turn on your television one night to find that you have started getting the premium cable package instead of basic cable. You’re not sure why, because you don’t pay for cable at all. What should you do, call the cable company and fess up or start popping popcorn and enjoy? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ |
Scenario #3A nuclear bomb is dropped on Washington D.C. and the United States is taken over by a violent dictator who hates Christians. The armies of our new government march west and make their way to our city. Sitting at home one night, you and your family are drug from your home into the street. A general points a gun at your family and asks you if you are a Christian. If you say yes, you will be spared and your family will die. If you deny Christ you will be killed and your family will be spared. What should you do?”
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